Marco Bollesan
Encyclopedia
Marco Bollesan is an Italian former rugby union
player, coach and manager.
, he moved to Genoa
; later he got a job as iron worker at the Italsider and started playing rugby as senior at the CUS Genoa Rugby (the University of Genoa
rugby union team).
During the conscription
period he practiced rowing for the Italian National Military selection, but afterwards he returned to rugby.
He made his international debut with the Italian team
in 1963 at Grenoble
against France
(Italy lost 12-14).
Until 1975 he won 47 full caps and played 37 matches as captain.
In 1965 he moved from Genoa to Naples
to play with the Partenope
that had just won the Italian championship.
In order to get that the Neapolitan club's managed to get from Italsider the moving of the player from Genoa to the steel mill located in Bagnoli
, near Neaples.
In 1966 Partenope won its second in a row - and to date, last - Championship.
In 1967 Bollesan moved to Rugby Brescia
, winning another Championship in 1975.
He was then at Amatori Rugby Milano
, until 1981 as player and until 1985 as coach.
From 1985 to 1988 he was the Italian National Team's head coach and took part at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
.
Later he managed Rugby Livorno, CUS Genova and Rugby Alghero.
In 1997, when Amatori Milano was facing dire straits due to lack of money, he offered to coach the team for free.
From 2003 to the 2008 Six Nations he has been responsible for public relations for the Italian Rugby Federation, and is currently the chairman of SportinGenova, a company that manage all the sport venues owned by the comune
of Genoa
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, coach and manager.
Biography
Born in ChioggiaChioggia
Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.-Geography:...
, he moved to Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
; later he got a job as iron worker at the Italsider and started playing rugby as senior at the CUS Genoa Rugby (the University of Genoa
University of Genoa
The University of Genoa is one of the largest universities in Italy.Located in Liguria on the Italian Riviera, the university was founded in 1471. It currently has about 40,000 students, 1,800 teaching and research staff and about 1,580 administrative staff.- Campus :The University of Genoa is...
rugby union team).
During the conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
period he practiced rowing for the Italian National Military selection, but afterwards he returned to rugby.
He made his international debut with the Italian team
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
in 1963 at Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
(Italy lost 12-14).
Until 1975 he won 47 full caps and played 37 matches as captain.
In 1965 he moved from Genoa to Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
to play with the Partenope
Partenope Napoli
Partenope Napoli is an Italian basketball team from Naples.In the past, it has participated in Serie A of the Italian basketball , won the very first Italian Cup in the 1967/68 season and won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970.It has had financial problems in the recent years and, as of 2007/08...
that had just won the Italian championship.
In order to get that the Neapolitan club's managed to get from Italsider the moving of the player from Genoa to the steel mill located in Bagnoli
Bagnoli
Bagnoli is a western seaside district of Naples, Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape Posillipo and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of Pozzuoli.- History :...
, near Neaples.
In 1966 Partenope won its second in a row - and to date, last - Championship.
In 1967 Bollesan moved to Rugby Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
, winning another Championship in 1975.
He was then at Amatori Rugby Milano
Amatori Rugby Milano
Amatori Rugby Milano are an Italian rugby union team based in Milan that currently play in Serie A1 ....
, until 1981 as player and until 1985 as coach.
From 1985 to 1988 he was the Italian National Team's head coach and took part at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...
.
Later he managed Rugby Livorno, CUS Genova and Rugby Alghero.
In 1997, when Amatori Milano was facing dire straits due to lack of money, he offered to coach the team for free.
From 2003 to the 2008 Six Nations he has been responsible for public relations for the Italian Rugby Federation, and is currently the chairman of SportinGenova, a company that manage all the sport venues owned by the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
.
As player
- 2 Italian Championships:
- Partenope 1965-1966
- Rugby Brescia 1974-1975
- Italy national rugby union team: 47 full caps (37 as captain) 1963-1975